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Big data applications in engineering and science (2016)
Book Chapter
Ong, K., De Silva, D., Boo, Y., Lim, E., Bodi, F., Alahakoon, D., & Leao, S. (2016). Big data applications in engineering and science. In Big Data Concepts, Theories, and Applications (315-351). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27763-9_9

Research to solve engineering and science problems commonly require the collection and complex analysis of a vast amount of data. This makes them a natural exemplar of big data applications. For example, data from weather stations, high resolution im... Read More about Big data applications in engineering and science.

To see is to suspect : investigating the private in sensation fiction (2016)
Book Chapter
Allan, J. (2016). To see is to suspect : investigating the private in sensation fiction. In A. Rolls, & R. Franks (Eds.), Private Investigator (172-182). Bristol: Intellect

Sensation fiction has long been viewed as a somatic genre, one that aims to shock and excite: to produce a literal sensation upon the body. This chapter, in contrast, will argue that sensation fiction is a genre not simply saturated with references t... Read More about To see is to suspect : investigating the private in sensation fiction.

Child maltreatment (2016)
Book Chapter
Long, T. (2016). Child maltreatment. In Growing up in the UK 2016 Update. BMA

Assembling urban energy : sociotechnical perspectives on a seawater district heating project (2016)
Book Chapter
Guy, S., Sherriff, G., Chmutina, K., & Goodier, C. (2016). Assembling urban energy : sociotechnical perspectives on a seawater district heating project. In Y. Rydin, & L. Tate (Eds.), Actor networks of planning : exploring the influence of actor network theory. Routledge

This chapter explores the application of assemblage theory to analyse the development of an innovative seawater district heating system near The Hague, in the Netherlands. In doing so, we argue that the story of a stable technological system, moulded... Read More about Assembling urban energy : sociotechnical perspectives on a seawater district heating project.

Photosynthetic glass : as a responsive bioenergy system (2016)
Book Chapter
Alston, M. (2016). Photosynthetic glass : as a responsive bioenergy system. In F. Pacheco Torgal, C. Buratti, S. Kalaiselvam, C. Granqvist, & V. Ivanov (Eds.), Introduction to Nano- and Biotech-Based Materials for Energy Building Efficiency (97-124). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27505-5_5

Can photosynthesis of leaves evolve glass into a photoactive energy
system? To create a transculent material that emulates the chemical reaction cycle
of leaves by endothermic principles as a metabolic cycle for thermal conductance
heat targeting.... Read More about Photosynthetic glass : as a responsive bioenergy system.

No entry : the work of Allan de Souza and Alia Syed (2016)
Book Chapter
Correia, A. (2016). No entry : the work of Allan de Souza and Alia Syed. In Contents under pressure. Davidson, North Carolina: Van Every/Smith Galleries

An introduction to the photographic and film work of Allan deSouza and Alia Syed, published in their joint exhibition catalogue "Contents Under Pressure", Davidson College, 2016.

Names and dialectology (2016)
Book Chapter
Scott, M. (2016). Names and dialectology. In C. Hough (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming (488-501). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199656431.013.20

This chapter explores the relationship between the study of language varieties and the study of names, taking account of the historical developments in theory and methodology. Analysis of regional, minority, and non-standard language varieties rarely... Read More about Names and dialectology.

Give me your love (introduction) (2016)
Book Chapter
Woods, D., Haynes, J., & Talbot, R. (2016). Give me your love (introduction). In M. Theocharidou (Ed.), Give Me Your Love (6-8). London: Oberon Books

Introduction to the playscript of Haynes, J & Woods, D (2016) Give Me Your Love. London: Oberon. A discussion of the connections between MDMA-assisted therapies in the treatment of PTSD, psychedelic experiences, theatre experiences and the play.

Non verbal Communication (2016)
Book Chapter
Coen, S. (2016). Non verbal Communication. In G. Mazzoleni (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication. The Wiley-Blackwell International Encyclopedia of Political Communication.: Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118541555.wbiepc128

The entry describes the historical, theoretical, and empirical development of scholarship concerning nonverbal communication spanning across disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and communication. It illustrates how the study of nonverbal commu... Read More about Non verbal Communication.

Investigating the drivers that determines brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty construct (2016)
Book Chapter
Maheshwari, V., Lodorfos, G., & Jacobsen, S. (2016). Investigating the drivers that determines brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty construct. In M. Obal, N. Krey, & C. Bushardt (Eds.), Let's Get Engaged! Crossing the Threshold of Marketing’s Engagement Era: Proceedings of the 2014 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11815-4_221

The marketing field first took an interest in brand loyalty on an academic level through Copeland’s work in 1923 (cited in Kabiraj and Shanmugan 2011, p. 288), with the understanding that brand loyalty existed only at the behavioural level. At this t... Read More about Investigating the drivers that determines brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty construct.

Parenting a child with a rare genetic disorder (2016)
Book Chapter
Pelenstov, L., O'Shaughnessy, P., Laws, T., & Esterman, A. (2016). Parenting a child with a rare genetic disorder. In J. Merrick (Ed.), Children and Childhood : Some International Aspects (125-132). Nova Science Publishers

Parenting a child with a rare genetic disorder has special difficulties, because diagnosis may be delayed or undetermined, support groups may be small and geographically scattered, and healthcare skills and resources limited. Ectodermal dysplasia (ED... Read More about Parenting a child with a rare genetic disorder.

The rise of the phoenix : methodological innovation as a discourse of renewal (2016)
Book Chapter
Wastell, D., McMaster, T., & Kawalek, P. (2016). The rise of the phoenix : methodological innovation as a discourse of renewal. In L. Willcocks, C. Sauer, & M. Lacity (Eds.), Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems (191-212). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29269-4_8

Every 500 years (or 540, 1000, 1461, even 12,994, depending on the cultural context!), the legendary and beautifully plumaged Phoenix1 self-cremates in its nest of cinnamon twigs, rising again to embalm its predecessor in an egg of myrrh. Something o... Read More about The rise of the phoenix : methodological innovation as a discourse of renewal.

Social media (2016)
Book Chapter
Fenton, A., & Mohamad, M. (2016). Social media. In A. Heinze, & G. Fletcher (Eds.), Digital and social media marketing : a results-driven approach (190-213). Routledge

In this chapter you will:
1) understand the dynamics of social media-based communities, their composition and behaviours
2) learn to conduct a social media audit including competitor analysis
3) recognise the importance of a blog as a centre of... Read More about Social media.

Air war over the Somme (2016)
Book Chapter
Corum, J. (2016). Air war over the Somme. In M. Strohn (Ed.), The Battle of the Somme (75-91). Oxford: Osprey

Producing sexual cultures and pseudonymous publics with digital networks (2016)
Book Chapter
Light, B. (2016). Producing sexual cultures and pseudonymous publics with digital networks. In R. Lind (Ed.), Race and gender in electronic media : challenges and opportunities (231-246). London, UK: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315636801

Since the release of the Grindr app in 2009, interest in digitally mediated public sexual cultures concerning men who have sex with men has increased. Yet, digital mediation of such public sexual cultures through apps had begun more than a decade bef... Read More about Producing sexual cultures and pseudonymous publics with digital networks.

A ‘perfect storm’ : institutional reform in Italy after the 2013 national elections (2016)
Book Chapter
Bull, M. (2016). A ‘perfect storm’ : institutional reform in Italy after the 2013 national elections. In J. Edelmann (Ed.), Crisis as a Permanent Condition? The Italian Political System between Transition and Reform Resistance (79-98). Germany: Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845257044-79

This chapter analyses the impact of the 2013 elections on the institutional reform debate in Italian politics in the context of a thirty year failure to secure what are regarded as essential reforms. The first part of the chapter summarises this long... Read More about A ‘perfect storm’ : institutional reform in Italy after the 2013 national elections.